Modeling a Support Framework for Dynamic Organizations as a Process Pattern Using UML

This paper describes the motivation of modeling processes as process patterns. The work presented here extends UML modeling into the domain of (meta-) process modeling. It shows, through an example, how (meta-) processes can be modeled as process patterns using collaborations in UML. The structural aspects of a process pattern are modeled using class diagrams and the behavioral aspects are modeled using sequence diagrams. The benefits and shortcomings of modeling processes using patterns are discussed.